Coconut Curry Chicken Flautas
Shredded curry chicken with coconut flavor rolled into tortillas and crisped into flautas.

Total
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 12 oz chicken breast (cooked and shredded)
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 6 small flour tortillas (8-inch)
- 2 tbsp neutral oil (for crisping)
Instructions
- 1
Prep (15 minutes): Mince the garlic. Shred the cooked chicken if needed. In a bowl, mix coconut milk, curry powder, garlic, lime juice, salt, and black pepper.
- 2
Cook (20 minutes): Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and pour in the coconut-curry mixture. Simmer 8–10 minutes until thickened, stirring often, then turn off heat.
- 3
Assemble: Lay tortillas flat, spoon a line of chicken filling along one edge, roll tightly, and place seam-side down.
- 4
Crisp: Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil in the skillet over medium-high. Cook flautas in batches 8–10 minutes total, turning as needed, until golden and crisp.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
620
31% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 42 g |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Fat | 35 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Sodium | 720 mg |
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